diff --git a/src/components/molecules/NewsFlashComp.tsx b/src/components/molecules/NewsFlashComp.tsx
index aaa3bdea..5b766834 100644
--- a/src/components/molecules/NewsFlashComp.tsx
+++ b/src/components/molecules/NewsFlashComp.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const NewsFlashComp: FC<IProps> = ({ news }) => {
   const handleLocationEditorOpen = () => setOpen(true);
   const handleLocationEditorClose = () => setOpen(false);
 
-  const locationChangeButton = userStore.isUserAdmin &&
+  const locationChangeButton = (userStore.isUserAdmin || userStore.isUserLocationApprover) &&
     <Button.Small onClick={handleLocationEditorOpen} buttonHeight={ICON_HEIGHT}>
       {t('changeLocationButton')}
     </Button.Small>
diff --git a/src/const/generalConst.ts b/src/const/generalConst.ts
index 59ad513d..c632e48d 100644
--- a/src/const/generalConst.ts
+++ b/src/const/generalConst.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const loginPopUpDim = {
 //server url can be on dev or the heroku server
 export const serverUrl = process.env.REACT_APP_BASE_URL;
 export const ROLE_ADMIN_NAME = 'admins';
+export const ROLE_LOCATION_APPROVER_NAME = 'location_verification';
 export const authServerUrl = isProd ? process.env.REACT_APP_AUTH_PROD_URL : process.env.REACT_APP_AUTH_DEV_URL;
 export const AUTH_LOGIN_GOOGLE_URL: URL = new URL(`${authServerUrl}authorize/google`);
 export const REDIRECT_ROUTE: string | undefined = process.env.REACT_APP_REDIRECT_URL;
diff --git a/src/store/user.store.ts b/src/store/user.store.ts
index f7f89374..57103678 100644
--- a/src/store/user.store.ts
+++ b/src/store/user.store.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ import {
   updateUserOrganization,
 } from 'services/user.service';
 import { IUserInfo } from 'models/user/IUserInfo';
-import { ROLE_ADMIN_NAME } from 'const/generalConst';
+import { ROLE_ADMIN_NAME, ROLE_LOCATION_APPROVER_NAME } from 'const/generalConst';
 import { IFormInput } from 'components/molecules/UserUpdateForm';
 
 export default class UserStore {
   isUserAuthenticated: boolean = false;
   isAdmin: boolean = false;
+  isLocationApprover: boolean = false;
   usersInfoList: [IUserInfo] | null = null;
   organizationsList: Array<string> | null = null;
   userInfo: IAnywayUserDetails | null = null;
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ export default class UserStore {
     return this.isUserAuthenticated && this.isAdmin;
   }
 
+  get isUserLocationApprover(){
+    return this.isUserAuthenticated && this.isLocationApprover;
+  }
+
   get usersManagementTableData(): any {
     return this.usersInfoList?.map((user) => ({
       name: `${user.first_name} ${user.last_name}`,
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ export default class UserStore {
         runInAction(() => {
           this.userInfo = userData;
           this.isAdmin = userData.data.roles.includes(ROLE_ADMIN_NAME);
+          this.isLocationApprover = userData.data.roles.includes(ROLE_LOCATION_APPROVER_NAME);
           this.isUserAuthenticated = true;
         });
       })